Save the Wild Tiger

　　 When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous.

But now, the big animal is calling for our help.

　　 There were once eight kinds of 　　46　　 in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the 47　 of Siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to 　 48　 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been 　　49 dying out completely. If the government doesn't make any efforts, it'squite 　　50　 that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.

　　 In order to double the number of wild tigers in the 　　51　　 ten years, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program recently. It　 52　 save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China, together with twelve other　 53　 , has joined in.

　　 Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main 　　54　 of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat (威胁) to tigers. So the most important thing is 　55　　 the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.

46. A. pigs　　　　　　　　　　 B. tigers　　　　　　　 C. deer

47. A. name　　　　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　 C. number

48. A. less than　　　　　　　　 B. more than　　 　　　　C. bigger than

49. A. in need of　　　　　　　 B. in danger of 　　　　　　C. in front of

50. A. possible　　　　　　　　 B. impossible　　　　　 　 C. necessary

51. A. last　　　　　　　　　　 B. next　　　　　　　　 　C. past

52. A. aims to　　　　　　　　 B. used to　　　　　　　 　C. refuses to

53. A. cities 　　　　　　　　　B. provinces　　　　　　 C. countries

54. A. friends　　　　　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　 　C. members

55. A. to sell　　　　　　　　　 B. to kill　　　　　　 　　C. to save

When you cough(咳嗽) or sneeze, please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say," Excuse me." This is a rule I set for my students.

　　It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do this. In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth. I hate traveling by underground in New York during cold and flu(流感) season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck.

　　One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs along to everything and everyone they touch.

　　In order to help the students remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you don't cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out, We say "God bless you" when someone sneezes, and in Germany(德国) you should say "Gesundheit". That means "Good health to you." Both expressions are said that if you didn't cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The kids love finding out the origins(起源) of these expressions and it encourage them to put the advice to use more often.

71. The writer of this article must be _______ .

　A. a reporter　　　　　　　　　　 B. a teacher　　　　　　　　 C. a doctor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an officer

72. What does the underline word 'this" mean?

　A. Don't cough or sneeze in front of people.

B. Don't stand beside someone who coughs or sneezes.

　C. Many people cough or sneeze on the underground train.

　D. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and say sorry.

73. After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to _______.

　A. say "God bless you" B. wash their hands as soon as possible

　C. go to see a doctor as soon as possible　　　　　　　 D. go home and have a good rest

74. According to the article, the writer would like the kids _______.

　A. to be polite to adults　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be in better health

C. to have good manners　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to do well in exams

75. What does the underlined word “germs” mean in Chinese?

A. 咳嗽　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 喷嚏　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 鼻涕　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 病菌

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Keep Your Word

　　 Do you keep your word? Keeping your word is very (l)_________. In this way, people around you will get along (2)_________ with you.

　　 In order to make friends and keep them, you have to keep your word. If you promise to meet someone at a certain time, you should be at the appointed (约定的)place at the appointed(3)_______. Of course there are times the unexpected(意外事)happens and you can't do what you have promised to do. Your friends will (4)_________this.

　　 A person who is always making (5)________ for breaking his word will soon be known as undependable(不可靠的). Would you like to have an undependable person as one of your best(6)_________?

   One way to avoid (避免)breaking your word is to be more careful about(7)________　　    promises. Don't have "Maybe" on your mind when you make promises about what you are going to do.